Author: chris

Trace the path of American imperialism during the period from about 1870 to 1914 through political, military, and economic events. Why was the United States interested in expansion in these areas? Why was America building a global empire?

Drug: Prescription Drugs

What is it ?

Where did it come from ?

What are short/long term effect on the body ?

Legal or illegal in Oklahoma ?

What happens if you a (minor) are caught with this drug ?

Research and report on  the drug on your choice, provide that is an actual drug (cant be hooked on hugs or smiles is my favorite).  Your report should be at least 3 paragraphs long and each paragraph should consist of at least 5 sentences.

You have been requested to create two reports using the AdventureWorks database.

Report 1:

Products go through cost adjustments; each change in cost is detailed in the ProductCostHistory table. You have been asked to produce a report detailing these product cost changes along with the start date of each change. Rather than display the full list of products, the user will select the category and subcategory of products to display. This report uses parameters. The report will be graded based on the following:

• appropriate fields
• report layout
• grouping on correct fields
• group totals

Report 2:

Create a chart that compares total product sales for each category in the years 2002 and 2003. Provide an interpretation of the results. The interpretation must be a minimum of one paragraph (three to five well formed sentences) with no spelling or grammatical errors. Is the chart based on adequate data? Is there something lacking? Can you make meaningful deductions? Based on these results, what other data would you recommend that should be considered for further analysis? The report will be graded based on the following:

• appropriate fields
• report layout
• drilldown
• interpretation

Upon completing this lab, you will be able to

1. use parameters in reports;
2. identify the most appropriate chart format in which to present the data and create the chart; and
3. modify the chart to change chart colors and add text and arrows.

Objectives

This assignment is designed to develop a portfolio of resources that you can use during your degree. The compilation of your Portfolio is progressive throughout the term. Please refer to the course profile to see how this assessment item relates to the course learning outcomes.

These objectives will be measured by the ‘closeness of fit’ to meeting the requirements and the assessment criteria below.

Submission

Submit each file individually into Moodle using the Portfolio links in the Assessment block for Assessment item 4 on the course website. Please note there should be five (5) files submitted. Be sure to check that the correct file is submitted for each portfolio item.

The due date for this assignment is the Friday of Week 12. It is STRONGLY recommended that

Objectives

This assignment is designed to develop a portfolio of resources that you can use during your degree. The compilation of your Portfolio is progressive throughout the term. Please refer to the course profile to see how this assessment item relates to the course learning outcomes.

These objectives will be measured by the ‘closeness of fit’ to meeting the requirements and the assessment criteria below.

Submission

Submit each file individually into Moodle using the Portfolio links in the Assessment block for Assessment item 4 on the course website. Please note there should be five (5) files submitted. Be sure to check that the correct file is submitted for each portfolio item.

The due date for this assignment is the Friday of Week 12. It is STRONGLY recommended that students complete the work during the term using the timeframe suggested in the Requirements section below.

Academic Integrity

ALL assignments will be checked for plagiarism (material copied from other students and/or material copied from other sources) using TurnItIn. If you are found to have plagiarised material or if you have used someone else’s words without appropriate referencing, you will be penalised for plagiarism which could result in zero marks for the whole assessment item NOT just the individual submission. In some circumstances a more severe penalty may be imposed.

Useful information about academic integrity (avoiding plagiarism) can be found at:

CQUniversity referencing guides

http://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilites/referencing

 

Note: You need to ensure that your portfolio submissions are free of any spelling, grammatical and typographical errors before submission.

 

 

Requirements

Week 3 – Portfolio: Critical Thinking (5 marks)

 

Task

This portfolio item requires you to write about Critical Thinking. The document should have two parts.

 

Part A – Critical Thinking

Write approximately 200 words describing why you need to be a critical thinker. You should refer to study, work and personal life. You should include your definition of the term critical thinking.

 

Part B – ICT professionals

Explain why it is important for ICT professionals to be critical thinkers. You need to provide at least three (3) relevant unique points in your discussion. This should be approximately 250 words.

 

Marking Criteria

Critical Thinking:

• Your definition of the term Critical Thinking. Please note that this is to be your definition; do NOT just quote from other sources. If you do use other sources to support your definition then you should acknowledge the reference using Harvard citation and referencing guidelines or APA referencing style (1 mark).
• Statement about why you need to be a critical thinker – study, work and personal life (1 mark).

 

ICT professionals:

• At least three (3) relevant unique points about the importance of ICT professionals being critical thinkers (3 marks).

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 400 or greater than 500 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 5 – Portfolio: SWOT Analysis (5 marks)

 

Task

Conduct a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis of your presentation skills. An example can be found on page 16 of the prescribed textbook. The SWOT analysis should be presented in a square with four (4) quadrants or in a list as it is presented in the textbook. Each quadrant/section should have at least two (2) unique points. In addition to the SWOT analysis, you should outline some strategies to address one of the weaknesses that you identified in your presentation skills. That is, if you identified ‘fear of public speaking’ as a weakness then describe at least two strategies that you could use to overcome that weakness.

 

Marking Criteria

SWOT analysis:

Each section/quadrant of the SWOT analysis must have at least two (2) unique points that are an accurate appraisal of your presentation skills (4 marks).

 

Strategies:

Identify a weakness that is listed in the SWOT analysis section. Must describe at least two strategies that are reasonable ways to overcome the weaknesses you identified (1 mark).

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

 

 

 

 

Week 7 – Portfolio: Reflective Writing (5 marks)

 

Task

Some people love Social Networking through technology (Facebook and Twitter) whilst others loathe it. Write reflectively about your experiences with the use of a Social networking technology such as Facebook or Twitter. You will need to provide a brief description of the experience and then write three paragraphs of reflective writing where you analyse the experience, what you have learnt from the experience and how you would handle it differently in the future. If you can, choose a significant event such as your account being hacked or negative comments about you or a friend being posted. Your reflective writing should cover the three key points on reflective writing (see below). If you do not use Social networking technologies you could write a reflection on why you do NOT use Social networking technologies or choose another life experience that really challenged you and write about that. This should be approximately 400 words.

 

The key points to consider when writing reflectively are:

1. You need to demonstrate what you have learned from a particular experience not just describe what happened.
2. There is no right or wrong answer—reflective writing is about what you learned from the experience.
3. Ask yourself the following questions and give your responses in your writing: Why did X happen? What did I do in X situation? What were the positive and negative outcomes in the situation? How might I do things differently next time? What have I learnt and how does this knowledge contribute to my development?

(McCulloch & Reid, 2015, p. 131)

 

Note 1: You should re-read pages 130-132 of the textbook to ensure you know what is meant by reflective writing.

Note 2: This reflective writing is about evaluating yourself; it is NOT about evaluating social media.

 

Marking Criteria

The reflective writing on Social Networking through technology should:

1. Include a brief description of the experience (1 mark).
2. Reflect on why the experience happened and how you contributed to the experience (include both positive and negative contributions) (1 mark).
3. Demonstrate what you have learned from the experience (1 mark).
4. Describe how you would handle the experience differently in the future (1 mark)
5. Explained the positives and negatives of the situation (1 mark).

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 350 or greater than 450 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

 

Week 11 – Portfolio: Personal Ethical Framework (5 marks)

 

Task

In week 9 you learnt about how to develop a personal ethical framework and last week you learnt about work and cultural issues. Understanding who you are and how you relate to others in both your personal and work life can make you aware of the values that are important to you as well as the values that you may need to work on to improve your professional standing. This portfolio item is designed to make you think about how to build a reputation as a good ICT professional. It requires you to write about your perceptions of a good ICT professional, your work ethic and values, how you communicate with work colleagues and how to work with others from diverse backgrounds. As you are training to be an ICT professional you should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or ACS Code of Professional Conduct when writing this personal ethical framework. It should be approximately 500 words.

 

It is recommended that you use the following headings:

• ICT professional
• Work ethic and values
• Communication with colleagues
• Diversity in the workplace

 

Marking Criteria

Your Personal Ethical Framework should include:

1. Your perception of a good ICT professional. Note this should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or ACS Code of Professional Conduct (1 mark).
2. Statements about:
3. your work ethic (1 mark).
4. values that are important to you (1 mark).
5. How you relate to and communicate with work colleagues (1 mark).
6. Your views on working with diversity in the workplace and how to be sensitive to the people who have been brought up in cultures different to your own (1 mark).

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 450 or greater than 550 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

 

 

Week 12 – Portfolio: Successful Completion (10 marks)

 

Task

This portfolio item requires you to justify that you have successfully achieved the course learning outcomes and to provide feedback about your experiences with the course. The document should have two parts.

 

Part A – Justification

Create a document called ‘Successful Completion’ and write a reflective analysis that demonstrates you have satisfied all eight (8) course learning outcomes that are listed in the course profiles for COIT20233 and COIT20249 Professional Skills for ICT (they are listed below). In no more than two (2) A4 pages justify how the work you have completed this term has satisfied all eight (8) course learning outcomes. Please note it is important that you JUSTIFY that you have satisfied the course objectives do NOT just summarise the course content and/or assessment items OR define the course learning outcomes.

 

From the Course Profile:

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the basic principles and importance of effective interpersonal communication, active listening and reading for meaning.
2. Demonstrate teamwork skills.
3. Communicate ideas effectively both verbally and in written form using appropriate language.
4. Create and deliver effective oral presentations.
5. Argue the importance of ethics, codes of behaviour, and societal, privacy and legal issues within the ICT industry.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of common work practices and values operating in the Australian workplace.
7. Assess how ICT can be used to improve organisational processes.
8. Evaluate the application of emerging technologies to communication and collaboration.

 

Part B – Feedback

Write two things you liked about this course and provide the reason or reasons you liked them. Also describe two suggested improvements to the course and justify why they would improve the course.

Upload the Successful Completion document into Moodle.

 

 

Marking Criteria

Justification:

Justify that you have successfully achieved all eight (8) course learning outcomes (1 mark per successful justification of each course learning outcomes). Please note that a summary of the course content and/or assessment items or defining the course learning outcomes will receive ONE mark only.

 

Feedback:

1. Two things you liked about this course plus reasons (1 mark).
2. Two suggested improvements to the course plus justification (1 mark).

 

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand there will be a penalty of –1 mark. If the submission is larger than two A4 pages you mark will be reduced by –1 mark.

students complete the work during the term using the timeframe suggested in the Requirements section below.

Academic Integrity

ALL assignments will be checked for plagiarism (material copied from other students and/or material copied from other sources) using TurnItIn. If you are found to have plagiarised material or if you have used someone else’s words without appropriate referencing, you will be penalised for plagiarism which could result in zero marks for the whole assessment item NOT just the individual submission. In some circumstances a more severe penalty may be imposed.

Useful information about academic integrity (avoiding plagiarism) can be found at:

CQUniversity referencing guides

http://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilites/referencing

 

Note: You need to ensure that your portfolio submissions are free of any spelling, grammatical and typographical errors before submission.

 

 

Requirements

Week 3 – Portfolio: Critical Thinking (5 marks)

 

Task

This portfolio item requires you to write about Critical Thinking. The document should have two parts.

 

Part A – Critical Thinking

Write approximately 200 words describing why you need to be a critical thinker. You should refer to study, work and personal life. You should include your definition of the term critical thinking.

 

Part B – ICT professionals

Explain why it is important for ICT professionals to be critical thinkers. You need to provide at least three (3) relevant unique points in your discussion. This should be approximately 250 words.

 

Marking Criteria

Critical Thinking:

• Your definition of the term Critical Thinking. Please note that this is to be your definition; do NOT just quote from other sources. If you do use other sources to support your definition then you should acknowledge the reference using Harvard citation and referencing guidelines or APA referencing style (1 mark).
• Statement about why you need to be a critical thinker – study, work and personal life (1 mark).

 

ICT professionals:

• At least three (3) relevant unique points about the importance of ICT professionals being critical thinkers (3 marks).

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 400 or greater than 500 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 5 – Portfolio: SWOT Analysis (5 marks)

 

Task

Conduct a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis of your presentation skills. An example can be found on page 16 of the prescribed textbook. The SWOT analysis should be presented in a square with four (4) quadrants or in a list as it is presented in the textbook. Each quadrant/section should have at least two (2) unique points. In addition to the SWOT analysis, you should outline some strategies to address one of the weaknesses that you identified in your presentation skills. That is, if you identified ‘fear of public speaking’ as a weakness then describe at least two strategies that you could use to overcome that weakness.

 

Marking Criteria

SWOT analysis:

Each section/quadrant of the SWOT analysis must have at least two (2) unique points that are an accurate appraisal of your presentation skills (4 marks).

 

Strategies:

Identify a weakness that is listed in the SWOT analysis section. Must describe at least two strategies that are reasonable ways to overcome the weaknesses you identified (1 mark).

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

 

 

 

 

Week 7 – Portfolio: Reflective Writing (5 marks)

 

Task

Some people love Social Networking through technology (Facebook and Twitter) whilst others loathe it. Write reflectively about your experiences with the use of a Social networking technology such as Facebook or Twitter. You will need to provide a brief description of the experience and then write three paragraphs of reflective writing where you analyse the experience, what you have learnt from the experience and how you would handle it differently in the future. If you can, choose a significant event such as your account being hacked or negative comments about you or a friend being posted. Your reflective writing should cover the three key points on reflective writing (see below). If you do not use Social networking technologies you could write a reflection on why you do NOT use Social networking technologies or choose another life experience that really challenged you and write about that. This should be approximately 400 words.

 

The key points to consider when writing reflectively are:

1. You need to demonstrate what you have learned from a particular experience not just describe what happened.
2. There is no right or wrong answer—reflective writing is about what you learned from the experience.
3. Ask yourself the following questions and give your responses in your writing: Why did X happen? What did I do in X situation? What were the positive and negative outcomes in the situation? How might I do things differently next time? What have I learnt and how does this knowledge contribute to my development?

(McCulloch & Reid, 2015, p. 131)

 

Note 1: You should re-read pages 130-132 of the textbook to ensure you know what is meant by reflective writing.

Note 2: This reflective writing is about evaluating yourself; it is NOT about evaluating social media.

 

Marking Criteria

The reflective writing on Social Networking through technology should:

1. Include a brief description of the experience (1 mark).
2. Reflect on why the experience happened and how you contributed to the experience (include both positive and negative contributions) (1 mark).
3. Demonstrate what you have learned from the experience (1 mark).
4. Describe how you would handle the experience differently in the future (1 mark)
5. Explained the positives and negatives of the situation (1 mark).

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 350 or greater than 450 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

 

Week 11 – Portfolio: Personal Ethical Framework (5 marks)

 

Task

In week 9 you learnt about how to develop a personal ethical framework and last week you learnt about work and cultural issues. Understanding who you are and how you relate to others in both your personal and work life can make you aware of the values that are important to you as well as the values that you may need to work on to improve your professional standing. This portfolio item is designed to make you think about how to build a reputation as a good ICT professional. It requires you to write about your perceptions of a good ICT professional, your work ethic and values, how you communicate with work colleagues and how to work with others from diverse backgrounds. As you are training to be an ICT professional you should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or ACS Code of Professional Conduct when writing this personal ethical framework. It should be approximately 500 words.

 

It is recommended that you use the following headings:

• ICT professional
• Work ethic and values
• Communication with colleagues
• Diversity in the workplace

 

Marking Criteria

Your Personal Ethical Framework should include:

1. Your perception of a good ICT professional. Note this should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or ACS Code of Professional Conduct (1 mark).
2. Statements about:
3. your work ethic (1 mark).
4. values that are important to you (1 mark).
5. How you relate to and communicate with work colleagues (1 mark).
6. Your views on working with diversity in the workplace and how to be sensitive to the people who have been brought up in cultures different to your own (1 mark).

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand or it is too long or too short (less than 450 or greater than 550 words) there will be a penalty of –1 mark.

 

 

Week 12 – Portfolio: Successful Completion (10 marks)

 

Task

This portfolio item requires you to justify that you have successfully achieved the course learning outcomes and to provide feedback about your experiences with the course. The document should have two parts.

 

Part A – Justification

Create a document called ‘Successful Completion’ and write a reflective analysis that demonstrates you have satisfied all eight (8) course learning outcomes that are listed in the course profiles for COIT20233 and COIT20249 Professional Skills for ICT (they are listed below). In no more than two (2) A4 pages justify how the work you have completed this term has satisfied all eight (8) course learning outcomes. Please note it is important that you JUSTIFY that you have satisfied the course objectives do NOT just summarise the course content and/or assessment items OR define the course learning outcomes.

 

From the Course Profile:

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the basic principles and importance of effective interpersonal communication, active listening and reading for meaning.
2. Demonstrate teamwork skills.
3. Communicate ideas effectively both verbally and in written form using appropriate language.
4. Create and deliver effective oral presentations.
5. Argue the importance of ethics, codes of behaviour, and societal, privacy and legal issues within the ICT industry.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of common work practices and values operating in the Australian workplace.
7. Assess how ICT can be used to improve organisational processes.
8. Evaluate the application of emerging technologies to communication and collaboration.

 

Part B – Feedback

Write two things you liked about this course and provide the reason or reasons you liked them. Also describe two suggested improvements to the course and justify why they would improve the course.

Upload the Successful Completion document into Moodle.

 

 

Marking Criteria

Justification:

Justify that you have successfully achieved all eight (8) course learning outcomes (1 mark per successful justification of each course learning outcomes). Please note that a summary of the course content and/or assessment items or defining the course learning outcomes will receive ONE mark only.

 

Feedback:

1. Two things you liked about this course plus reasons (1 mark).
2. Two suggested improvements to the course plus justification (1 mark).

 

 

Note if the submission contains grammatical and/or typographical errors or is NOT well structured and easy to understand there will be a penalty of –1 mark. If the submission is larger than two A4 pages you mark will be reduced by –1 mark.

or this extra credit assignment, write a 500 word response over Dr. Attia TEDtalk. The question below are provided to assist you in your response, you do not have to use them:
1) Has this TedTalk made you think differently about obese people, why or why not?
2) Does society have skewed view of obese people, why or why not?
3) Could obesity be a symptom of a much larger problem (e.g. biological, environment, social, etc.) and what do you think that problem could be right now?
4) What question(s), if given the opportunity, would you ask Dr. Attia about his hypothesis on obesity epidemic?

The following page dimension, fonts and spacing are required for this assignment:
Margins- 1”
Font- New Times Roman
Font size-12

Spacing between lines-doubled spaced 

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• What problems are often experienced by individuals and their families as a result of this illness (e.g. anxiety, depression, stigma, stress, non-adherence)?
• How can psychological theory be applied to describe the source of the problem and to treat the issue for the individual?
  1. You may choose the psychological theory/theories you wish to apply (e.g. stress theories, adherence theories, health promotion theories, and social norms theories, as long as they are discussed in the literature).
• What issues are discussed in the literature regarding this health issue? What research is currently being examined on the topic?
• How can health psychology/health psychologists aid individuals, families, and/or communities in coping with the illness?

While the initial study committee has made a skillful and in-depth analysis of the alternative resource mixes as they relate to the proposal in question, the optimal functions as selected by the committee’s thematic projections would suggest a nonaffirmative response if the executive office were forced to make an immediate decision.  In view of the paramount importance of the multifaceted aspects of the proposal, it is my recommendation that a special task force be created with the assigned responsibility of appropriately developing sound administrative options to the proposed implementation decision.  Reliable and tested administrative procedures would enhance the practicality of the proposal and ass to the incremental viability factors essential for the type of creative innovation that functions within established guidelines.

 

C/ Rewrite the letter so that it is clear, complete, concise, courteous and correct.

 

Questions to consider:

 

1. Is the opening statement clear? If not, how would you change it so that it is clear?
2. Is the information complete? If not, what is missing?
3. Are the sentences concise? If not, what words would you eliminate to make them more concise?
4. Is the message courteous? If not, which sentence would you change?
5. Is the letter correct (free of grammar, punctuation and spelling errors)? If not, what needs to be corrected?

Dear Mr. Tom Black:

 

I wish to draw your attention to an up-coming event that we are organizing for the purpose of celabrating the retirement of our Directer of Finance Mr. Melvin Switzer. The event will take place on the 23rd of July and we anticipate your attendence at this function. You are cordially invited to a dinner being held at the Diamond golf and country Club at 6:30. The dinner will be a formal afair so please make sure you ware formal cloths. You can bring your wife if you want.

Take some time to think about the ways in which your learning in this class relates to the real world. Has the knowledge you gained been valuable in helping you understand or evaluate events or policies? Are there any current events in the news that you can directly link to concepts or theories covered so far?

Guided Response:
Review the popular news websites listed in the Current Events required readings section for this week. In 300 words or more, discuss one current event article and explain how economic theory can be applied to analyze the information presented. Make sure to provide an APA reference to your article.

The Maltese Falcon centers on detective Sam Spade, a character almost as elusive as the falcon itself. What aspects of his personality remain mysterious?

 

2Why does Sam Spade take the case, even though he suspects that “Miss Wonderly” is lying?

 

3What kind of vision does The Maltese Falcon present of urban America? How important is San Francisco as the novel’s setting?

 

4Is Sam Spade a hero? How would you describe his personal moral code in a violent world?

 

5What do the novel’s three women—Brigid O’Shaughnessy, Effie Perine, and Iva Archer—have in common? How different are their personalities and motivations?

 

6In the 1930s and ’40s mostly male writers adapted the femme fatale-a foxy, dangerous woman-to crime stories. How might a woman have written Brigid differently?

 

7What motivates Sam Spade to find the falcon? Is he tempted by money or Brigid, or does he merely love the chase?

 

8Does any character change or grow in The Maltese Falcon?

 

9Are Sam Spade’s actions in the novel’s final scene consistent with his character? What would you have done in his place?

 

 

10Although the reader is never privy to the thoughts of Hammett’s characters, what might the falcon symbolize to each of them based on their actions?

 

• Read critically and analyze the case below, When Faced With Growth;
• Review the project description and review the final project grading rubric that you will find in the Syllabus and under Week 8 in  the Course Content area of our classroom as well as in the Student Toolbox;
• In your paper, answer the following questions:

 

• What steps should Jayne take to organize and prioritize her business growth strategy?

• What business form might make sense, given her expansion plans, and why?
• Focusing primarily on Jayne’s short-term goals, what kind of financial assistance might be available to Jayne? Which options would you recommend, and why?  How might Jayne’s staffing needs change? What kind of organizational structure do you think Jayne’s expanded business should have?
• What is the best way for her to organize, orient, and train her restaurant staff (e.g., functional categories, units, teams, flat or vertical hierarchy) to meet the needs of her new business?
• How should Jayne deal with her current customers in regard to the change? What kind of promotion should she consider in attracting customers to her new location?
• What are the ethical issues and potential social responsibilities highlighted by this change? (Consider customers, employees, the current and new communities, and other stakeholders.) How might these issues be dealt with most appropriately?